Machine for feeding, cutting, and sewing fabrics



March 4 l924.- 1,485,769

7 A. CUREONI MACHINE FOR FEEDING, CUTTING. AND SEWING FABRICS Filed Feb.25, 192 s Sheets-Shet 1 Mama 4 1924, 1,485,769 A. CURIONL MACHINE FORFEED NG, CUTTING, AND SEWING FABRICS.

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' A. CURIONI MACHINE FOR FEEDING, CUTTING, AND SEWING FABRICS F iledFeb. 25, 1922 8 Sheets-Sheefi 4 Ma rc'h 4 1924.

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Be it known that I, Ame Comom, a sub residin at 255 dgecombe Avenue, NewYork in t e county of New York and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and -provements in Machines for FeedingQCutting, and SewingFabrics, lowing is a specification.

My inventlon 'relates'to. a new im:

of which the folproved machine for making and sewing pow- One' oftheobjects of my 1nven-- tion is to rovide a- 'machine which shallpartially sew totionship, so that the said discs thus sewed together canthen be turned inside out and then have the sewing completed. Anotherobject of my invention is to piovide amechanismwhereby a piece of ribwill be automatically inserted, cut am sewed into position.

Another object of my invention is to provide a mechanism in which'a camshaft, havinga series of cams thereon will control the action of most ofthe mechanism while the power for -unching out 'or cutting out thepieces of f abric, will be derived from the relativel rapidly movingpower shaft. Another 0 ject of my invention is to provide a clutch orconnection between the A punches and the power shaft, which clutch tweenthe I or connection is controlled by the cam shaft.

Another object of my-invention isto automatically disconnect theconnection bepunch and the driving means therefor,

- Another object of my invention is to proforth inthe followingdescrition and illustrate a pre erred emdrawings which nt thereof.

elevation. 1

so that the said punch will be operated only once 'to cu't out a pieceof fabric.

upon the shaft 2.

Fig. 2 is a side view looking at the. right of 1g. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view.

Fig. 4 is a section on the H of 2 an illustrates two pawls.

Figi 5 is a section on the line 6--5' of F'g. 6 is a section on the line6 -155 of 5. Fig. 7 is a topview .of Fig. 6.

Fig. -8 is a view-similar to Fig. 5 but showing the device) with theknives or punches in the cutting." ition.

9 isa'views r-to Fi 8, but showing thev device after the out has beencompleted.

Fig. 10 is a partial side view of Fig. 1

looking at the right thereof and. showing the starting and stop ingmechanism. Fig. 11 is a plan vi w of Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a section along the line 12-12 of Fig. 10

13 is a section along the line 13-13 of F1g. 11. I

Fig. 14 is a view similar a Fi 1a be with the clutch-in normal position.T

Fig. 15 is a mechanism. 1

Fig. 16 is a side view of Fig. 15; Fi 17 is a section of 15. Fig. 18 isa section along the line 181-48 of Fig. 15. Fig'.-19 is an end view ofthe sewing mac e.

Fig. 20 is a section along the line 2020 of Fig. 2. Fig-.21 shows a viewof the powder puff before it has been turned. Fig. 22 is a perspectiveview of the completed powder pu v The power for driving the variousparts of the machine is derived from a pulley 1,. which can be connectedby a belt to any suitable source of po fly-wheeL' The pu 11s}! 1 isrigidly mounted e shaft 2has an interior pulley 3 integral therewith, ascan be seen ln-Figs. 11-14, and the flywheel -1 if locked to the shaft 2and to the interior pulley 3 by means of the nut N, Bind shaft 2 has anenlargement adjacent nut N as can planview. of the feeding wer and alsoacts as a be seen in Fig. 12. The pulle 1 is revolved continuouslytogether with t e shaft 2, by the source of power towhich it isconnected. As shown in Fig. 1, the shaft 2 has a sleeve 5 suitably keyedthereto and held thereto by means of a nut 6, and this sleeve 5 has aworm 7, formed thereon, which cooperates with the worm-wheel 8. As canbe clearly seen in Fi 2, the worm-wheel 8 is mounted upon a s aft 9 andthe shaft 9 is mounted in a fixed sleeve 10 which forms a bearing. Theshaft 9 is provided with ,a worm 11 and this actuates the cam shaft C bymeans of the worm-wheel 12. The cam shaft 0 drives nearly all the,various parts of the mechanism, but ,the sewin machine is directlydriven by the sleeve '5 y means of the sprocket wheels Hand 15 connectedby means of the chain 16, as shown in.

Thetwo halves of the powder puff are automatically cut from'two stripsof cloth or other material ,and are fed into the mechanism in asuperposed relation. The feed-' ing mechanism is shown in detail. inFigs.

15 to 18. A length of ribbon 197is prefercured to the lever-23 whichoscillated.

'on the cam shaft and shown in The lever 23v is oscillated in the planeshown in Fig. 1, being integral with a sleeve 24' fastened to the shaft25. The shaft 25 is connected to the rod 26'. The rod 26' is connectedto a lever 27 operated b a cam 28 ig. 3. The general arrangement wherebythe said cam 28 operates the said parts is similar to that 'shown inFig. 5 in connection with other parts to be later described.

By the action of the parts before mentioned, the carriage 20 isreciprocated. The link 22 is not rigidly secured to the car riage 20,but it has a certain relative movement with respect thereto. This isaccomplished by having the pin 22 of the link 22 movable ina slot 24 ofthe frame of the carriage 20-so that the pin 22; can move for apredetermined distance before it reaches the end of the slot 24, when itnot-uates the carriage 20. Theobject of this-l is to release a clamwhichholds the cloth against movement forwardly. The pin 22' is 'conne;ed to bar 31 which is moved independently of carriage 20 and hasprojections 32 and 42. The cloth clamp consists of a lever 25pivotcompression springs 36'secured to t efore the said cloth is seizedby the nipper of the carria e and feded at 26 and normally urged torevoiive in a clockwise direction by the tension sprin 2'1, shown inFig. 16. The revolution 0% the clamping lever 25 can be prevented bymeans of the pawl 28', which is pivotally secured to the end of thelever 25 at 29. As shown in Fig. 15,- the clamp shaft 26 carries twotoothed levers 30, one of which is shown in F ig- 17." As shownin Fig.16, as soon as the link 22 is operated the projection 32 of bar 31pushes the pivoted pawl 28' to raise it and keep it temporarily raisedso as to release the toothed levers 30 from the cloth and permit thecloth to be fed forwardly.

As soon as the clamping 'levers,30 have been raised and while they aretemporarily held in a raised position, the cloth is nipped and fedforwardly. The nipper 33 is pivotally secured-at 33' to the end of thelever 34, which is mounted upon the shaft 31. The nipper 33 isurgeddownwardly by a blade spring B secured to lever 34, so that ittends to 'assume'the position shown in Fig. 17. This-shaft 34: has cups35 secured thereto and these are .upwardly urged by 1e carriage 20.These tend to normally cause the nippers 33 to engage-with--the cloth,but a control lever 37, having a roller or pin s0 and roller 42 andmounted upon theshaft '34, is normally held u wardly by means of a plate38, held a justably by means of the set screws-39. The plate 38 issecured to the frame 21 so that it re mains stationary at all times.

When the carriage 20 has been moved sufficiently to the left so that thpin 40 of the control lever 37 clears the adjustable plate 38, thelevers 30 having first been'raised, then the nipper 33 engages the clothand feeds it forwardly. This is shown in dotted lines in Fig. 17.Theadjustment of the plate 38 renders it possible to regulate the amountof cloth which is fed forwardly and since the cloth at the left of thepunch is positively clamped by the member 30 there is no dragging whenthe punch performs its action or when the carriage moves back ward. Assoon as the pawl 28' passes behind 'thccnd of the projection 32, itdrops into the space or slot/i1 between projections 32 and 42 of bar 31,so as to allow members 30 to clamp the cloth. As seen in Fig. 16, pawl28' can be freely revolved counterclockwise for about as shown in dottedlines.

Upon the return movement ofthe lever 23, the carriage first remainsstationary until the pin 22' has reached the right-hand side of the slot24. Thefirst movementof the projection 42' of bar i'llywhich has an thenipper-while'the pawl28 is recited into inclined right-hand end, i --.toact upon'the roller 421of the lever 37 so as 'to release the horizontalposition by the. right-hand movement of "'rojection 32, without, howeverraising t e cloth clamp 30.

Hence, before the carriage is-moved to the right to start a new feedingstroke, its ni per is positivelyreleased from the cloth, w 1l e thecloth is still held by the clam so 'as to prevent any backward movementt ereof. Q

The machine is now ready for the punchin operation, whereby two discs ofthe fa ric, together with an intermediate strip of ribbonare cut to befed to the sewing machine. The punching or cutting mechanisrn is shownin Figs. 5', 8 and 9..

- Before the cloth is cut, the outside clamping shell 43. is caused todescend under the action of the spring 55in s ace 44, so as to clamp thefabric and rib n and hold them while the punching orv cutting opera- Vtion is performed, as is clearly indicated in Fig. 8. 'Theupper cuttingdie is. then caused to descend and cooperate with the lower cutting die46 so as to cut out the discs of fabric. 'The parts are guided in theguides47. Thelowcr' guide'47 is provided witha bolt 48, which enters acorresponding-groove of the shell 43, so as to-prevent it from turning.The lower cutt ng (11046 is clarnped to the holder 49 by means of thebolt 49?, and locking member 51, whereby .it

' iS' li0'l(l to the frame F. The frame F, and

.ably; integral.

the: guides 47 and the hnldin and punching mechanisms are operated ymeans of an eccentric 50 mounted upon the sleeve 4 and located withinthe.-eccentric" rod 51, which is caused to move up and down when theslecve4'rcvolves in'thc direction of thearrow shown-1n bearing sult- Therod holder 49' are prefcr-.,,

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and it is connect/e at 60, and a lever 59 fits into thisjlb'?" The lever59 is pivotal] mounted onjshaftffil to tension'spri .61 which tends tohold it in the positlon s own in Fi 5.

Wh en the u per die 45 descendsit forces the sleeve 58 downwardly bymeans of the eooperatinag shoulders. This revolves the lever 59downwardlly and in order to, temporarily keep the s eeve58, in itsIntermediate Iipsition', so that it can be forced still lower y the cam62, a bell crank lever 63 is provided, which is pivotally mounted at.64, and is urged into the position-in which it looks lever .59 bytension spring 71, adjusted by the threaded member 72. Lever 63 has minper arm 67 which can be ac tuated by t locking lever 63, the cam grooveof cam member 62 operates to furtherjdepress the lever67 which ispivotally mounted at .64

and is connected t'o'th'e lever-59 by means .of the adjustable link 68,so. that the said e pin 66 of thecamfshaft-C, shown in Fig. 8, so as tomove lever 63 tounlocking osition. Hence, while the. sleeve 58' is he]in its intermediate; position by the sleeve 58 is forced to .theposition shown in. Fig. 9 from the intermediate position shown in Fig.8, whereby'th'e plunger 56 is depressed against the action ofthecompres- S1011 spring '69 and the severed fabric is forced upon andheldby needles or pins 70.

Inorderto keep the plunger 56in its lower a and depressed position, ismountedupon a revoluble rod 74,'shown in Fig. 5,hav1ng piston-like head73, provided with a slot which the bottom of a saidhead 73 may proinits- Wall, through pawl 77 pivoted 'to jcct.' The rod 74-has a verticalrecess or hollow inthe bottom thereof. In this recess is moiinted thecompression spring'7 5 shown in Fig. 6, which downwardlyactuates"the-slidbottom thereof and it carries an internalpitman 52, which ispivotally secured aty53 toi the upper cutting die 45., As clearly shownin Fig;- 5 and Fig. 8, the upper cut-.

ting. die 45 issurrounded by the outer shell ;or.clamping slcevc 43, andthe shell 43 and upper die 45 are connected so as to have a relativemovement by means of the head H ofsaiddie 45 and the spring 55.

fupper clamp 43. The upper clamp 43 first engugcsthe strips of fabric 17and 18 and 7 able rod 76, which acts upon the horizontal member ofQsaidpivots awl 77. .This horizontal member of pawl 7 is adapted to fit inaslot of said rod 76. When the plunger 56 is depressed, the rod 74 andhead 73 are also depressed while the rod 76- is urged downwardly by thespring 7 5, Since the head 73 slides with some friction, the spring 75becomes compressed and rod 76 tends to revolve pawl 77. J. Hence whenthe then when the upper cutting die 45 is further. depressed. as shownin Fig. 8 two circular.

discs of fabric, andan intermediate strip of ribbon, '19, are cut outtop ofthe plunger. 56. The sleeve 58 located within the upper cuttingdie 45 and which is moved downwardly thereby, may .be'called plungersleeve.

and placed upon the This 'sleeve58 is .11:

bottom of said pawl 7 7 passesbclow the bottom of the revoluble spindle'78, the bottom of said spindle 78 is engaged bythe bottom of the .pawl77, which prevents the said rod 6. from moving upwardly until the saidpawl 7 is tripped since the moveme'nt of the pawl is retarded by'sufiicient frictionto prevent the plunger 56 from returning to itsripper position. The'plunger 56 is thus held in its lower osition untilthe earriage'79 hasbeeg reliazo I sewing a; sea comp etedorder- IO" vedabout 240 and after the;

unch and companying mechanism properly operated, this is operated by thepower shaft 2, which is always revolved at a relatively higher speed,butthese parts are connected to the 5 main shaft by a clutch' mechanism,which is 13 at the endof its movement.

controlled by the cam shaft C, which is revolved at relatively lowerspeed.

The camshaft Q has a cam 80, shown in Fig. 10, and this is adapted toalternately 10 prevent or permit the revolution of thebell crank lever81 pivoted at 82 and adapted to be actuated by the tension spring '83.In the position shown in Fig. .10, the revolution of the bell cranklever 81 is just beginning. These parts are shown on a larger scale inFig. 13 in which the cam. 80 has been revolved further. When the bellcrank lever 81 is turned, it moves a link 83' 'to the right. The link.83' is shown in Fig. As shown in Fig. 10 the link 83' is connected bymeans of a pivotal connection to extension member 84 connected tothe'bottom of rod 86, which passes through the sleeve 87, having a.tooth-1 ed head ;a.t its bottom as shown in-Fig. 14.

The extension 84 may be connected to the 4 said toothed head so as torevolve it in only one" direction by means of the tooth 85 shown in Fig.14, so that when the extension 84 is revolved clock-wise inFig. 11,".

the rod86 is also revolved clock-wise and the sleeve 87 may also berevolved clockwise if its head is in mesh with member 84 as shown inFig. 13. The tooth 85 must 5' then engage I the corresponding shoulder.

The lower position of the rod 80 and of the member 84 are shown in Fig.14, when the toothed member 84 is out of mesh with '"sleeve 87. Thesleeve 87 is provided with a projection 92 which-tends to limit thecounter-clock-wise movement thereof which is produced by the compressionsprin 91 shown in Fig. 12. The abutment 90 which is adjustably held inbearing mcmber'88 as shown in Figs. 13 and 14 limits the movement ofmember 92, so that it will not con-.

tact with pulley 3. Hence the revolution of the toothed member 85 canrevolve the sleeve 87 against the force of the compres- -sion spring 91.When the sleeve 87 is revolved in the clock-wise direction as shown inFig. 12, the extension 92 thereof is moved from the full line positionto the dotted line position shown in Fig; 12, there- I byreleasing thepawl 93 which is pivotally mounted at 95, as shown in Fig. 13, so thatit is then freeto engage the corresponding shoulder 96 of the internalpulley 3 of power shaft 2 as shown in F ig. 13. The pawl 93 .is actuatedby a compression spring 98.

When the pawl 93 is in locked position as shown in Fig. 13, then theouter sleeve 4.- to which it is pivoted-and which has the eccentric ,50,is turned and the cutting or punching mechanism 1S operated, as shown tothe shaft 2.

Fig. 4.

press the rod 86 against the action of the compression'spr'ing .102.When the rod is depressed, then as shown in Fig. 14, the member 8a isdepressed so that its tooth no longer. engages with the sleeve '87 andthe sleeve 87 is then snapped into the position shown in full lines inFig. 12 by'the spring 91, so that the extension 92 will'then engage withp'awli93 and force it out of I engagement with I thepulley i connectedto The carriage 79 is revolved 'by means of the camflM-Qivhicho cratesto depress the pivoted lever- "an" the link V 106 which revoh'cs thesegment IIOnmunted on shaft 109.-by means ofthefextension 108.,

This segment 110 has bevelteeth 107 which cooperate with correspondingbevel 'teetl'r 111 on a collar r1112 andv this collar'11'2 is adapted toengage a pawl 114 of the car}- riage 79.; The pawl ll lyis urgedupwardly by a-com )ression" spring asshownjn. v

ence when the. collar 112 is revolvedin one direction it-cngages thepawl 114 and revolves hie carriage 79 for an arc. of 180 and when 'l ecarriage 79 is revolved backwards, it. depresses. the pawlrll l; so asto have no effect upon the carriage.

An ordinary V-shaped pawl 12() connected to frame F and which is urgedupwardly by a compression spring 121, fits into a recess of the carriageand ensures that it shall be positively held in the desired position.

When the carriage has thus been revolved 180, the two su erposeddiscs-of fabric which have been .orced on needles 70, and

the intermediate ribbon are tl1eu.;presented' to the action of thesewing machine which may he of any approved type.

The sewingmechanism is actuated by a belt B, carried on a pulley 115'mounted upon a shaft 116 which is actuated by a loo Ill)

bevel gear 117. driven by the shaft bf the sprocket 15. The beltll isnot made too tight, so that it can slip whenever the sow ing machinemust'have the mechanism thereof stopped.

The action of the sewing machine is controlled by means of the leverpivoted at 126. The lever 125 is connected by means ,of a link -12T to acontrol lever 128 which is actuated by a pin fitting in the cam slot 130in a cam mounted upon cam shaft C. The lever 128 is pivoted at .64.

In order to start the sewing machine into operation the lever 125 ismoved into the I r I dog D'is uppermost 'tion shown inF' 2 in dottedlines, so. that tlhepressure foot F is raised sufliclently to permitthecloth to pass undernepth it. At the same time the stop S is J rawed'soas to permit the revolution of the pulle 131 mounted upon the same shaftas the ve' ulley '132. ,stop S is pivoted v at 133 an itiis connected'bymeans of the lever 134 to the bell crank lever 125.

1 After the pressure-foothas beeniraised sufficiently to allow thefabric to, pass underneeth it. the said lever 125 is now moved to thelowest of the positions 11 shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, in which thefabric is 1 sewed a comparativel long stitch as shown d in Fig. '21. e'lation of the stitc has heretofore been we -known in sewing machines,and it is accom lished by V 'vs the movement of thefeed 0 thereof, an itis desired to automatica vary thehmfth of the stitch, so that it s allbe agte c ose and strong at the completion of sewing o ration, so as tofirmlysecure the ends of t e stitched portion. The feed ivoted at 136and it is actuated by the 137, which is slotted and which is connectedto an eccentric 138 mounted upon 3 the shaft 139 and forming part of thesewmachine, so that b revolving the eccentrlc. the link 137 can moved toand fro. The dog D has a segmental slot 138 and the la b of the feedstroke thereof varies acco to whether the pin 139 oflink 137'iskmovedjup or down in the said segmental i slot 138-. This isaccomplished by means of the control member 140 pivoted at 141 andpiotally connected at 142 to the link 143.

control member 140 is actuated by the tension ring 145, which can beadjusted by means 0 the bolt 146., The"rod 144 connected to link 143carries an adjustable collar 148, which limits the movement thereof bycontracting ,with a' cross bar of frame F.

The rod 144.- is connected to lever 125 and the cam slot 130 is of suchcontour that the stitch is automatically "shortened near the beginningand end thereof, as shown in Fig. .21 i g a After the sewing has beencompletedfthe f carriage 79 is again revolved, when the ;bot-

tom of 'pawl 77 strikes any suitable cam projection T. in the positionshown in dottedlines in Fig. 2 so that it is tripped and mem- :ber56 isfree to rise and remove the partially sewed article from pins and forceit on=pins 70 connected to plate P. The plun er 56 then slides along theunderside of plate Pjuntil it reaches the lower die when it is movedinto theposition shown in Fig. 8. q

The operator causes two strips of fabr c together with an intermediatestrip of ribbon to be fed to the-feeding-mechanism, shown in 15-18. Timpieces of fabricand led hetween 'themunching devices and, firmly heldthere. Then the camshaft throws the clutch which connec'ts the punchingmechanism and the power shaft, so that the two ieces of fabric, togetherwith an interme iate strip of ribbon, 70 are forced upon the disc andthe disc is depressed so that the pieces of fabric and the ribbon arelooked upon pins 70 and the said disc 56 is held in its lowest position.The punching mechanism can be operated 7 only once to out out any twopieces of fabric.

Then the carriage is revolved so as to ,present the discs of fabric andthe ribbon to the sewing mechanism while they are accurately held inplace by the needle 70.

and it automatically partially sews the puff, with aregulated stitch asbefore explained. When the sewing is completed,'the sewing machine isstopped and'the carriage is re- 35 volved so as topresent new discs offabric to the sewing mechanism, andto cause the pawl locking the lungerto be tripped so that the plunger ies upward, releasing the fabric fromthe needles and forcing it on the upper needles. The partially sewedpuff is now turned inside out and the sewing 18 completed so as toprodl'n he article shown in Fig. 22.

I have shown a referred embodiment of my invention, but it is clear thatnumerous changes and omissions can be made without vdeparting from itsspirit.

This machine is an improvement on that shown in my former applicationSer. No. 463,018.

It is obvious that the constructions hereinbefore described can beapplied to other puxposes than the .manufacture of powder pu s.

It is to be understood that where I refer in the claims to any of theparts hereinbefore mentioned by means of the number used to designatesuch part or parts in the drawings herein, that 1' do mot desire to belimited to the precise construction or operation of such part as shownin the preferred embodiment before described.

I claim:

1. In combination, a support upon which superposed strips of .fabric maybe laid, punching mechanism adapted to punch out pieces from said stripsof fabric, means for operating said puns ing mechanism, feeding meanslocated in front of said punchm mechanism and adapted to feed the strips0 fabric thereto, clamping means located behind the said punching meansand adapted to hold said strips of fabric, and means for 0 erating'thesaid clampin means so as to 0 am the said strips of abric while the puncing means are being operated and while the feeding mechanism is noperatve.

2. D1 combination, a support pon which stripsof fabric maybe laid, 5

Q The 50 sewing mechanism is now set into operation 6 I p weaves,

punching mechanism located adjacent the said support and adapted topunch out pieces of fabric from the said strips, clamping means 30,located behind'the said punching mechanism, means for operating the saidclamping means 30, so as to render them operative or ino'perative forclamping the said strips of fabric, said operating means for the claming means being adapted nipping means-operate to feed the fabricforwardly, and punching mechanism adapt+ ed to punch out pieces fromsaid strips of fabric.

Q 4. In combination, a supportupon which strips of fabric may be laid,punching fabric from the said strips, clamping means 30, means adaptedto raise and lower the said clampin means '30, a pawl 28, a carriage 20having a-slot 24 and alsd having nipping means mounted thereon, amovable bar 31 havin projections 32 and 42' separated by a s 0t .41, alink '22 connected to said bar 31, saidlink 22 having a pin 22 slidablein said slot 24 of said carriage 20, and means adapted to reciprocatesaid link 22, the said parts being so dimensioned that when said bar 31is first moved the projection 32-first acts upon the pawl 28 to releasethe clampingmeans 30 from the said strips of fabric, the carriage 20being then operated bysaid link 22 so that its nipping means engage thecloth andmoveit forwardly until the said pawl 28 drops into the slot 41,whereby the strips of fabric are gripped by the clamping means 30 uponthe return stroke of the carriage.

5. In combination, a support upon which strips of fabric may be laid,punching mechanism adaptgld to punch out pieces of fabric from the saidstrips, clamping means-30 having a pawl 28', a carriage 20 having a slot24, a bar 31 having projections 32 and 42 separated by aslot 41, saidbar 31 having a link 22 connected thereto, said link 22 having a pin 22'movable in said slot 24 of'said carriage 20, a crank shaft, and meansadapted to be operated by the revolution of said crank shaft and adaptedto reciprocate said link 22.

6. -In combination a su port upon which strips of fabric may be laidpunch out pieces of punching mech' anism adapted to punch out pieces offabric from said strips, clamping means havmg a pawl 28, a frame 21', acarr age 20 having a slot 24 and adapted to be moved on said frame 21,nipping means mounted 37 having a roller 42, a movable bar 31 having thespaced projections 32' and 42', a link 22 connected -to-said bar 31 andhaving apin 22' movable in said slot 24 of said car-'-' riage 20,and-supplemental means adapted 20 having a slot 24 and also having-nipping means mounted thereon whichinclude a lever 37 having a pin 40, anda roller 42, said carriage 20 being mounted on said" frame 21, a movablebar 31 having the spaced projections 32. and 42",.alink 22 con nected tosaid bar 31 and having a pin mowable in said slot 24of said carriage.20,and a plate. 38 adapted to co-operate with the pin 40 of the saidlever 37, so as to Control the release of said lever 37. as: permitthenipping mechanism to engage the cloth,

8. In combination, a support uponjwhich' strips of fabric may laid,punchi -mechanism adapted to punch out pieces 0 fabric from the saidstrips, clamping means having a pawl 28', a frame 21, a carriage 20having a slot 24 and mounted on said frame 21, said carriage 20 havingnipping means mounted thereon which include a lever- 37 having a pin 40and a roller 42, a bar 31 having spaced projections 32 and 42', a link22 connectedto said bar 31 and having a pin 22 movablein said slot 24 ofsaid carriag 20, and a plate 38 adapted to co-operate with said pin 40so asto control the release of said lever 37 to permit the .nippingmechanism to engage the cloth, and means adapted 'to adjustably holdsaid plate 38 in the line of movement ofthe carriage 20.

9. In combination, a support upon which 4 strips of fabric may be laid,punching mechanism adapted to punch out pieces of fabric from the saidstrips, a shaft having a relatively high speed of revolution, clutchmechanismbetween the said punching mechanism and the said shaft'andadapted to connect them together and a cam shaft having a relativelyslower revolution than the first mentioned shaft, and adapted to controlthe operation of the said clutch so astoren'der the same operative andinoperative.

10. In combination, a support upon which strips of fabi ic may be laid,p'u'nchin mechanism adapted to punch out pieces 0 fabric from the saidstrips, a shaft having a. rela-. tively high speed of revolution, clutchmech- 70 upon said carriage 2O and'including a lever anism between thesaid punching mechanism and the said shaft and adapted to conmeans fordisengaging the said clutch when the said punching mechanism hasperformed a single stroke.

11. In combination, the inner shaft 2 having a pulley 3, an outer shaft4 having an eccentric 50, apawl 93 connected to an outer shaft 4 andhaving a spring 98, the said pulley 3 having an internal shoulder 96andmeans operated by a cam shaft for controlling the position of the pawl93 so that it either engages, or is disengaged from the shoulder 96.

12. In combination, an inner shaft 2 having a, pulley 3, an outer shaft4 having a. cam C, an eccentric 50, a pawl 93 having a spring 98 andpivotally secured to said shaft 4, t-he said pulley 3 hziving aninternnl shoulder 96 adapted to be engaged by the said pawl 93, a 'camshaft, a sleeve 87 having a movable pawl control member 92 mountedthereon, and connecting means adapted to be operated by the revolutionof said cam and adapted to revolve the sleeve 87 in one direetiom'andmeans adapted to be actuated by cam-C to cause the said connectin meansto be disconnected.

13. in combination, an internal shaft2 having a pulley 3, an outer shaft4 having a shaft 86, a pawl contr'olmember 92 secured to 'the'sleeve87,said sleeve 87 having atooLth, said shaft'86'b'ein adapted to be movedup and down in t e sleeve 87-and having a toothed member 84 secured tothe bottom thereof,- said member 84- having a tooth adapted to mesh witha tooth of the sleeve 87 located at the'bottom of said sleeve, a camshaft, means connected'to said cam shaft and adaptedto be operated bytherevolution of said cam shaft and-to revolvethe said toothed member 84 soas to cause the revolution of the sleeve 87 and move the member 92 topermit the pawl 93 to engage the shoulder 96 of the canrC', andconnecting means between the cam C and the shaft 86 and adapted'todepress the shaft. 86 when the cam' isiactuated, so as to uninesh tooth85 from the said tooth on theslccve 87.

14. In combination, a lower cutting die 46 and an upper unch 45, aclamping sleeve 43 and means a apted to operate the same so as to clampa piece of fabric before thepunch 45 is operated, a revoluble spindle 78pressing sleeve 58 when the moved upwardly, a cam shaft a plunge;

a spring 69 adapted to force the rod I pivoted tothe head 73 and adaptegage the bottom of the spindle 78, a porhaving needles 70 mountedthereon, an. inner sleeve 58 adapted to be moved down together with thepunch 45, and means adapted to thereafter further depress the sleeve 58so as to force the punched out fabric on the needles 7 0.

15. In. combination, a revoluble spindle. 78 having lneedlcs 70, aslid-able and revoluble rod 74 "having a plunger 56 and means forforcing punched out pieces of fabric upon said plunger 56 and fordepressing it until the said pieces of fabric are engaged by the needles70 and means for holding said plunger 56 in its depressed position. v

16. In combination; a plun er 56 mount ed upon a revoluble and slidablerod 74 having a spring 69, a revoluble spindle 78 having needles 70, anupper punch 45, a. lower cutting the 46 adapted to cosoperate with thepunch 45-and having aclampingsleeve 43 and a depressing sleeve 58, alever i 59 adapted to co-operate with the sleeve '58 and having lockingmeans ;'adapted to prevent the upward movement;- of the deunch 45 is 56.and means adapted to be actuated by said cam. shaft C and adapted toactuate the lever 59 so as to further depress the depressing sleeve 58and force the fabric upon the plunger 56 and then move the plunger 56downwardly until the fabric is engaged by the needles .70, and meansadapted to lock the plunger 56 in this depressed position. i aneccentric 50, a pawl 93 pivotally con-1 -nee-ted to the outer shaft .4and having a 17. In combination, -a revoluble hollow spindle 78 havingthe needles 70, a revoluble and slidable rod 74, said rod 74 having aplunger-56 and a spring. 69, a. pawl 77 .associated with said rod 74',said pawl 77 beingiadapted to engage the bottom ofthe spindle 78 and tohold the-plunger 56 "in the lower position.

18. In combination, a re voluble hollow spindle 78 having needles 70, arevoluble and slidable rod 74 carrying a plun 'er 56, 74 to its upperposition, a head 7 3 associated with said rod 74, the said rod 74 havinga spring 75 fitting in a' recess thereof, the I said head 73 carrying arod 76 adapted to co-operate with said spring 75, a. awl 77 to ention ofthe said pawl 77 being connected to the said rod 76 so that whenthespring ,75 is compressed, the rod 7 6' will be adapted to be moved torevolve the pawl 77 so that it. will engage the bottom of the hollowspindle 78.-

In testimony whereof I hereunto afix my signature. Y

ALDO CURIONI.

